Installation¶
Using pip (or …)¶
Category: | Stable version |
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Precondition: | pip (or setuptools) is installed |
Execute the following command to install behave with pip:
pip install behave
To update an already installed behave version, use:
pip install -U behave
Hint
See also pip related information for installing Python packages.
Using a Source Distribution¶
After unpacking the behave source distribution, enter the newly created directory “behave-<version>” and run:
python setup.py install
# OR:
pip install .
Using the Github Repository¶
Category: | Bleeding edge |
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Precondition: | pip is installed |
Run the following command to install the newest version from the Github repository:
pip install git+https://github.com/behave/behave
To install a tagged version from the Github repository, use:
pip install git+https://github.com/behave/behave@<tag>
where <tag> is the placeholder for an existing tag.
Optional Dependencies¶
If needed, additional dependencies can be installed using pip install
with one of the following installation targets.
Installation Target | Description |
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behave[docs] | Include packages needed for building Behave’s documentation. |
behave[develop] | Optional packages helpful for local development. |
behave[formatters] | Install formatters from behave-contrib to extend the list of id.appendix.formatters provided by default. |